Lennox-gastaut Syndrome

Description

Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) belongs to the group of severe childhood epileptic encephalopathies.

Clinical Features

Top most frequent phenotypes and symptoms related to Lennox-gastaut Syndrome

  • Intellectual disability
  • Seizures
  • Global developmental delay
  • Ptosis
  • Low-set ears
  • Depressed nasal bridge
  • Macrocephaly
  • Downslanted palpebral fissures
  • Dysphagia
  • Hypoplasia of the corpus callosum

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Incidence and onset information

— Based on the latest data available LENNOX-GASTAUT SYNDROME have a estimated incidence of 0.1 per 100k worldwide.
No data available about the known clinical features onset.

Researches and researchers

Doctors, researchs, and experts related to Lennox-gastaut Syndrome extracted from public data.

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Current Researchs and researchers

  • PARIS — Dr Caroline NAVA

    Responsible for diagnostic tests - Investigator of research project

    • Institution/s:
      — Centre de génétique moléculaire et chromosomique, CHU Paris-GH La Pitié Salpêtrière-Charles Foix - Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière
      — Centre de Génétique Moléculaire et Chromosomique, CHU Paris-GH La Pitié Salpêtrière-Charles Foix - Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière
    • Research area/topic::

      Identification of novel genes responsible for Dravet syndrome


Lennox-gastaut Syndrome Recommended genes panels

Panel Name, Specifity and genes Tested/covered
Epilepsy Advanced Sequencing and CNV Evaluation - Generalized, Absence, Focal,Febrile and Myoclonic Epilepsies.

By Athena Diagnostics Inc (United States).

SCN1A, SCN1B, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN5A, SCN9A, ST3GAL5, SLC2A1, SLC35A2, SLC6A1, SLC6A8, SUCLA2, SYNJ1, SLC4A10, CACNA1A, CACNA1H, CACNB4, PCDH19, SLC25A19, CASR , (...)

View the complete list with 64 more genes
Specificity
4 %
Genes
50 %
Epilepsy Advanced Sequencing and CNV Evaluation.

By Athena Diagnostics Inc (United States).

SCN1A, SCN1B, SCN2A, SCN3A, SCN5A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHH, ST3GAL3, ST3GAL5, STIL, SIX3, SLC2A1, SLC35A2, SLC6A1, SLC6A8, SLC9A6, SMC1A, KDM5C, SMS , (...)

View the complete list with 214 more genes
Specificity
2 %
Genes
67 %
Epilepsy Advanced Sequencing and CNV Evaluation - Infantile Spasms.

By Athena Diagnostics Inc (United States).

SCN2A, ST3GAL3, SLC35A2, SPTAN1, CDKL5, STXBP1, CACNA2D1, ARX, SLC25A22, ADSL, TBL1XR1, FOXG1, GABRB3, GRIN2A, MEF2C, NR2F1
Specificity
7 %
Genes
17 %
Syndromic Autism Panel.

By Greenwood Genetic Center Diagnostic Laboratories Greenwood Genetic Center (United States).

SCN1A, SCN2A, BRAF, SLC2A1, SLC9A6, SMC1A, KDM5C, CDKL5, STXBP1, TBR1, TCF4, MED12, TSC1, TSC2, UBE3A, HDAC8, CNTNAP2, FOXP2, CACNA1C, NSD1 , (...)

View the complete list with 63 more genes
Specificity
3 %
Genes
34 %
NGS Epilepsy/Seizure Panel.

By Greenwood Genetic Center Diagnostic Laboratories Greenwood Genetic Center (United States).

SCN1A, SCN1B, SCN2A, SCN5A, SCN8A, SCN9A, SHH, ST3GAL3, ST3GAL5, STIL, SIX3, SLC2A1, SLC35A2, SLC9A6, SNAP25, SPTAN1, CDKL5, STXBP1, SYN1, SYNGAP1 , (...)

View the complete list with 124 more genes
Specificity
3 %
Genes
50 %
Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy Panel.

By Genetic Services Laboratory University of Chicago (United States).

SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN8A, ST3GAL3, ST3GAL5, SLC2A1, SPTAN1, CDKL5, STXBP1, SYNGAP1, WWOX, CACNA2D2, PCDH19, ARHGEF9, CASK, ARFGEF2, PLCB1, EFHC1, ARX, KCNT1 , (...)

View the complete list with 25 more genes
Specificity
9 %
Genes
67 %
Ataxia Exome Panel.

By Genetic Services Laboratory University of Chicago (United States).

BCS1L, RTN2, SACS, SCN1A, SCN2A, SCN8A, SCO1, SDHA, SDHD, SLC16A2, SLC17A5, SLC19A2, SLC1A3, SLC20A2, SLC2A1, SLC6A1, SLC9A1, SLC9A6, SNAP25, SOD1 , (...)

View the complete list with 457 more genes
Specificity
1 %
Genes
50 %
Autism/Intellectual Disability/Multiple Anomalies.

By Human Genetics Laboratory, Munroe-Meyer Institute University of Nebraska Medical Center (United States).

BDNF, RPS6KA3, SCN1A, BRAF, SLC2A1, SLC6A4, SLC9A6, SMC1A, KDM5C, SOS1, CDKL5, TCF4, MED12, TSC1, TSC2, UBE3A, HDAC8, CNTNAP2, FOXP2, CACNA1C , (...)

View the complete list with 69 more genes
Specificity
3 %
Genes
34 %

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Sources and references

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